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and 95% of it falls on this guy's shoulders, special agent steve may of the los angeles fbi office. >> it gets old. trust me. >> reporter: in august, david wright spoke to may when he was hot on the trail of the plain jane bandit. >> this m.o. of hers, no disguise. average-looking. is that uncommon? >> it's more uncommon. on some robberies, she didn't wear a hat or glasses. >> reporter: so, what's in a name? according to may it could be any numbers of things. some get named for the way they dress, like the dapper bandit. or the cyclops bandit with his obvious visual handicap. others come from witness accounts, like the irreconcilable differences bandit, who blamed his crime spree on a messy divorce. when he got busted, he did not give his nickname a stellar review. >> one of the first things he said, the name, hated it. it was horrible. so, i was kind of disappointed. >> i hear that the sweaty back bandit didn't like his name, either. >> he was offended? >> he was offended. >> let's hope that guy doesn't get writer's block. >>> coming up on the broadcast, the latest on the superstorm.
and 95% of it falls on this guy's shoulders, special agent steve may of the los angeles fbi office. >> it gets old. trust me. >> reporter: in august, david wright spoke to may when he was hot on the trail of the plain jane bandit. >> this m.o. of hers, no disguise. average-looking. is that uncommon? >> it's more uncommon. on some robberies, she didn't wear a hat or glasses. >> reporter: so, what's in a name? according to may it could be any numbers of things. some...
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the boston man is being held in los angeles until his next court hearing. that will happen on friday. >>> the supreme court, meanwhile, revisits the issue of affirmative action today. justices will hear the case of a white woman denied admission to the university of texas. her lawyers claim that african-american and latino students were admitted with lower scores. >>> the board of supervisors have voted to reinstate the sheriff despite his conviction of a domestic violence case involving his wife. >>> walmart's labor problems have spread to dozens of stores in at least 12 cities. the protesting workers want the right to unionize, saying they're underpaid and lacking in benefits. they will be taking their protest to arkansas tonight, where walmart is holding its annual shareholders meeting. >>> people are getting stressed out at work. pressures on the job is the number two cause of stress after financial worries. "the wall street journal" says companies are responding by offering everything from training programs to different kinds of office wallpaper, all t
the boston man is being held in los angeles until his next court hearing. that will happen on friday. >>> the supreme court, meanwhile, revisits the issue of affirmative action today. justices will hear the case of a white woman denied admission to the university of texas. her lawyers claim that african-american and latino students were admitted with lower scores. >>> the board of supervisors have voted to reinstate the sheriff despite his conviction of a domestic violence...
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. >>> seven people were injured when a town car crashed into a parked car, in los angeles. none of the injuries are considered life-threatening. police said that the driver thought he was in reverse when he accelerated instead. >>> and finally, san francisco giants are just one win away from winning the world series. the giants scored early runs last night and that's all they would need. shutting down the tigers of detroit for the second straight time. the giants go for the sweep and their second title in three years tonight. as professionals we strive for objectivit objectivity, but as a native san francisco ian, i wouldn't mind seeing the giants win the world series. >>> let's go back out to sam champion with look at the nation's weather. >>> good morning, everybody. the extreme team is out. ginger is down the coastline. let's get you your weather. in case you're now just waking up, the storm is on track, sandy, to continue to move up the coastline. frafrters expect it will make that left-hand turn monday into tuesday, being a bad storm, from those areas shaded in red up
. >>> seven people were injured when a town car crashed into a parked car, in los angeles. none of the injuries are considered life-threatening. police said that the driver thought he was in reverse when he accelerated instead. >>> and finally, san francisco giants are just one win away from winning the world series. the giants scored early runs last night and that's all they would need. shutting down the tigers of detroit for the second straight time. the giants go for the...
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. >>> and seven people were injured when a town car crashed into a park car in los angeles sending both of them plunging 20 feet off an elevated parking lot. none of the injuries is considered life-threatening. police say the driver thought he was in reverse when he accelerated instead. >>> and finally, the san francisco giants are just one win away from winning the world series. the giants scored two early runs last night. that's all they would need shutting down the tigers of detroit for the second straight time, not shutting them out, but the giants go for a sweep and their second title in three years tonight. and as professionals we strive for objectivity, neutrality in our news, but as a native san franciscan, i wouldn't mind seeing the giants win. >> wouldn't mind? come on. putting it mildly. >> a smile on your face. thanks, ron. >>> let's go back out to sam champion with a look at the nation's weather. sam? >> hey, good morning, bianna, dan. good morning, ron. everybody, the extreme team is out. ginger is a couple hundred miles down the coastline so let's get you your weather. in
. >>> and seven people were injured when a town car crashed into a park car in los angeles sending both of them plunging 20 feet off an elevated parking lot. none of the injuries is considered life-threatening. police say the driver thought he was in reverse when he accelerated instead. >>> and finally, the san francisco giants are just one win away from winning the world series. the giants scored two early runs last night. that's all they would need shutting down the tigers...
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abc's cecilia vega is at the pumps at a gas station in los angeles to explain how they're doing it. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: george, good morning. take a look at this. all of this gas here at this station in los angeles, well above $5 a gallon which shows you just how much this stuff is worth right now. one pair of thieves here in california stole so much gas they had enough gas to make the trip back and forth between los angeles and new york four times. the brazen thieves hit this shell station near sacramento four times in three days. managing to steal $4,500 worth of gasoline. >> i don't know if we can recover that money or not. but at least, those people should go to jail. >> reporter: in all, they took off with more than 1100 gallons of precious gas. here's how police say they did it. at 1:30 in the morning, a man in a black pickup pulled up to the station. somehow, he managed to disable the meter and pump 300 gallons of gas straight into a tank in the back of the truck. police believe the thieves came back twice the next day and hundreds more gallons. then, they cam
abc's cecilia vega is at the pumps at a gas station in los angeles to explain how they're doing it. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: george, good morning. take a look at this. all of this gas here at this station in los angeles, well above $5 a gallon which shows you just how much this stuff is worth right now. one pair of thieves here in california stole so much gas they had enough gas to make the trip back and forth between los angeles and new york four times. the brazen thieves hit...
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all of this gas here at this station in los angeles, well above $5 a gallon which shows you just how valuable the stuff is these days. one pair of thievers here in california stole so much gas they have enough to make more than four-round trips between los angeles and new york city. the brazen thieves hit this shell station near sacramento four times in three days. managing to steal $4,500 worth of gasoline. >> i don't know, if it will cover that money or not. >> reporter: in all, they took off with more than 1100 gallons of precious gas. here's how police say they did it. at 1:30 in the morning. a man in blake pickup pulled up to the station. somehow, he managed to disable the meter and pump 300 gallons of gas straight into the truck. police believe the thieves came back the next day and drove off with hundreds more gallons. then, they came back again, a day later. this time, during store hours to steal even more. >> it actually was brought to the attention of the owner because he was short on his tallies for his amount of gas. >> reporter: this as skyrocketing california prices bro
all of this gas here at this station in los angeles, well above $5 a gallon which shows you just how valuable the stuff is these days. one pair of thievers here in california stole so much gas they have enough to make more than four-round trips between los angeles and new york city. the brazen thieves hit this shell station near sacramento four times in three days. managing to steal $4,500 worth of gasoline. >> i don't know, if it will cover that money or not. >> reporter: in all,...
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the superstar's former manager, set to testify today in los angeles. it is all part of the explosive legal battle that could reveal spears' family secrets. abc's rob nelson has our story. >> reporter: sam lufti, who became britney's manager and confidant, is expected to take the stand today. and owl of tinseltown's eyes are on him, as he tries to get the share of the earnings he says he's due. >> he has the burden of proof here. >> reporter: joel boxer told the court lufti was, quote, unqualified to manage a superstar. boxer claims that lufti tried to take advantage of a very vulnerable britney spears. an attorney for lufti says his client was trying to save the singer from her own behavior. he was made a scapegoat for the erratic behavior of britney spears. she looked to use amphetamines, and up uppers. her disjointed performance at the video music awards in 2008, caused whispers in the music industry. her bizarre changes in her appearance. in 2010, lufti defended britney's behavior. >> i think she was expressing her independence and freedom. she's aw
the superstar's former manager, set to testify today in los angeles. it is all part of the explosive legal battle that could reveal spears' family secrets. abc's rob nelson has our story. >> reporter: sam lufti, who became britney's manager and confidant, is expected to take the stand today. and owl of tinseltown's eyes are on him, as he tries to get the share of the earnings he says he's due. >> he has the burden of proof here. >> reporter: joel boxer told the court lufti...
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outside los angeles, walmart associates greg and charlene fletcher say they want better play, health benefits for part-time employees. and most importantly, they want walmart to stop pushing out workers who threaten to unionize. >> they're so out of touch with their associates, they don't realize how many associates are unhappy. >> reporter: we talked with company managers, hurt and offended. telling us these are great jobs. that most of their 1.4 million workers are very happy. and that a few are threatening to walk. >> we think there's a few associates that have some concerns. but they don't represent the views of the 1.3 million associates we have in the united states. >> reporter: but if it were possible, to shut walmart down on black friday, experts say it would be devastating. potentially, a $312 million hit on friday alone. >> for walmart to lose its most profitable day of the year, it would be devastating on black friday. and continue to be devastating on the days and possibly years ahead. >> reporter: which would, of course, be great news for target and costco. but with 4,00
outside los angeles, walmart associates greg and charlene fletcher say they want better play, health benefits for part-time employees. and most importantly, they want walmart to stop pushing out workers who threaten to unionize. >> they're so out of touch with their associates, they don't realize how many associates are unhappy. >> reporter: we talked with company managers, hurt and offended. telling us these are great jobs. that most of their 1.4 million workers are very happy. and...
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can't believe it weighs that much. >> reporter: from new york to los angeles, we are being weighed down by our bags. >> my purse is a nightmare. it's literally just garbage and miscellaneous junk. 6.1. >> reporter: why do our bags always tip the scales? >> water bottle. wallet. junk. and a phone. >> newspaper. books. a whole separate purse. >> definitely the wallet. keys. makeup. my jogosh. only 4.3. >> reporter: it's not just what's in our bags. let's face it. our bags have accessories of their own. from buckles, to grommets, and weights. all adding to what we carry every day. i'm guilty as charged. here's my 7 1/2-pound bag that i carry around every day. it's especially hard when you're walking around for hours with all that weight. >> they become like the black hole. >> reporter: what are the conditions you've treated due to large bags. >> headaches. neck pain. upper back. and it travels down into the arm. the nerves are being pinched. >> and bianna is with us here. and marcia's here with us. and marcia, unfortunately, i think has the heaviest bag that you found, right? >> reporter:
can't believe it weighs that much. >> reporter: from new york to los angeles, we are being weighed down by our bags. >> my purse is a nightmare. it's literally just garbage and miscellaneous junk. 6.1. >> reporter: why do our bags always tip the scales? >> water bottle. wallet. junk. and a phone. >> newspaper. books. a whole separate purse. >> definitely the wallet. keys. makeup. my jogosh. only 4.3. >> reporter: it's not just what's in our bags. let's...
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that's why los angeles police are encouraging owners to unengrave the suv v.i.n. number on the bottom of the seats. >> it's something that's simple. >> reporter: something as inexpensive as a bike lock will slow crooks down. a good investment because replacing a third seat at a dealership can cost up to $4,000. for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, dallas. >>> here's a shocker. the games with the hanging claw. the one that your kids will spend 10 bucks to win a 50 cent prize. it turns out they are rigged. can you believe it? nick watt has the new evidence. >> reporter: as a life long player, this news hit me like a ton of lead. the claw is not a game of skill. the arcade owners fix it so the claw is too weak to win, 11 out of 12 grabs. stand aside, brian ross. i'll take this one. santa monica peer, and that's my partner, milo. my little boy. this is kiddie gambling. >> we have more. >> reporter: we do. 11 times out of 12, that claw is as limp as a frenchman's handshake. like taking candy from babies. >> i hope we get it. >> reporter: but they're not do
that's why los angeles police are encouraging owners to unengrave the suv v.i.n. number on the bottom of the seats. >> it's something that's simple. >> reporter: something as inexpensive as a bike lock will slow crooks down. a good investment because replacing a third seat at a dealership can cost up to $4,000. for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, dallas. >>> here's a shocker. the games with the hanging claw. the one that your kids will spend 10 bucks...
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that's why los angeles police are encouraging owners to engrave their suv's v.i.n. number on the bottom of the seats. >> it's something that's simple. with a little bit of time and effort, people can protect themselves. >> reporter: something as inexpensive as a bike lock will slow crooks down. a good investment because replacing a stolen third seat at a dealership can cost up to $4,000. for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, dallas. >> hmm, that is a strange one. >>> here's a shocker. the arcade games with a hanging claw. the one that your kids will spend ten bucks to win a 50-cent prize. but it always seems to slip away. it turns out they are rigged. can you believe it? >> no! >> abc's nick watt has the new evidence. >> reporter: as a lifelong player, this news hit me like a ton of lead. the claw is not a game of skill. the arcade owners fix it so the claw is too weak to win, 11 out of 12 grabs. ♪ stand aside, brian ross. i'll handle this one. stan mon -- santa monica pier. 3:00. and that's my partner, milo, my little boy. this is kiddie gambling. >>
that's why los angeles police are encouraging owners to engrave their suv's v.i.n. number on the bottom of the seats. >> it's something that's simple. with a little bit of time and effort, people can protect themselves. >> reporter: something as inexpensive as a bike lock will slow crooks down. a good investment because replacing a stolen third seat at a dealership can cost up to $4,000. for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, dallas. >> hmm, that is a...
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and now, new details of that public meltdown are being revealed this week in a los angeles courtroom. >> i can't answer that question. >> reporter: sam lufti claims he's the pop star's former manager and is suing britney's parents for defamation, libel and breach of contract. >> during the course of this, all sorts of nastiness is coming out. allegations of drug use. allegations of psychological issues. >> reporter: in court wednesday, lufti claimed britney's parents were out of control, too. testifying that the superstar's father once chased him around the kitchen, punched him and threatened his life after an argument about britney's condition. the spears deny this. and lufti broke down on the witness stand, saying he contemplated suicide, after britney's mom wrote a book of him accusing him of hiding britney's cell phone. lufti claimed that's untrue. and tearfully said, after the book came out, there was a huge spike in death threats. there were people wishing i was dead. lufti testified that famous head shaving incident was to prevent britney's head follicles being tested for drugs
and now, new details of that public meltdown are being revealed this week in a los angeles courtroom. >> i can't answer that question. >> reporter: sam lufti claims he's the pop star's former manager and is suing britney's parents for defamation, libel and breach of contract. >> during the course of this, all sorts of nastiness is coming out. allegations of drug use. allegations of psychological issues. >> reporter: in court wednesday, lufti claimed britney's parents...
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if only because this was me once upon time in los angeles. you get your $6 tickets and sit in the left field palladium at dodger stadium. look at this guy. he catches the ball. bobby crosby, superfan, out there, pulling them in. it's terrific, while he's holding the camera. >> shooting. >> that's making me dizzy. >> very sickening. >> let's move on to the next one. it's called the bouquet pass. the finish to a high school game watch, yeah, they were attempting, an extra point. instead, they go for two. the guy threw it blindly over his head and it worked. >> i didn't see that. >> do not do that at home. >> we would do that in the front yard. >> it always works because half of the kids are playing in the dirt. and you're walking off to the pinto and the fire hydrant. >>> there's a couple no longer with us on "dancing with the stars." it's all in the break. you disgust me. prove it. enough is enough. d-con baits are specially formulated to kill in one feeding. guaranteed. d-con. get out. i just wish i could keep it this way. [ male announcer ]
if only because this was me once upon time in los angeles. you get your $6 tickets and sit in the left field palladium at dodger stadium. look at this guy. he catches the ball. bobby crosby, superfan, out there, pulling them in. it's terrific, while he's holding the camera. >> shooting. >> that's making me dizzy. >> very sickening. >> let's move on to the next one. it's called the bouquet pass. the finish to a high school game watch, yeah, they were attempting, an extra...
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. >> reporter: the pop superstar has not attended the los angeles trial. instead, focusing on her life with her two boys and her continued comeback as judge on "the x factor." just last night tweeting that she'll appear on "the tonight show," with jay leno on monday. please try to behavior yourself for once, simon. she is also a cover girl again, smiling from the cover of "lucky" magazine's december issue. >> to come from a place where we feared for her life, to become one of the highest paid stars in the whole entertainment industry right now. she's truly a role model for turning your life around. >> nothing like having all of your dirty laundry aired in a public forum like that. >>> you know how hard it is to get kids to eat their greens. look at one woman who has never grown out of it. she's only eaten three things her whole life. not a single fruit or vegetable on the list. linsey davis has the story. >> what's this stuff? >> some cereal. >> reporter: these guys never thought they would get finicky mikey to like life cereal. >> he likes it. hey, mikey.
. >> reporter: the pop superstar has not attended the los angeles trial. instead, focusing on her life with her two boys and her continued comeback as judge on "the x factor." just last night tweeting that she'll appear on "the tonight show," with jay leno on monday. please try to behavior yourself for once, simon. she is also a cover girl again, smiling from the cover of "lucky" magazine's december issue. >> to come from a place where we feared for her...
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and abc's abbie boudreau is in los angeles latest on this story this morning. good morning, abbie. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. look at the sign behind me. almost $6 a gallon. even costco had to shut down some of its pumps yesterday. and drivers are getting fed up. sticker shock at gas stations across california. >> gas is killing us. absolutely killing us. >> reporter: at this station thursday, an outrageous $5.69 for a gallon of regular unleaded. and $5.99 for a gallon of premium. >> i thought they were pretty high. i didn't actually look. oh, shoot. yesterday, it was like $4-something, right? >> reporter: yeah. recent refinery fires in california and pipeline problems are driving prices through the roof. and causing california reserves to hit a ten-year low. so, some gas stations were forced to shut down their pumps. here and across the country, gas is pumping up the highest prices ever for this time of year. the national average is up to $3.78. but in many states, prices are topping $4 a gallon. in washington state, $4.03. in new york and connectic
and abc's abbie boudreau is in los angeles latest on this story this morning. good morning, abbie. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. look at the sign behind me. almost $6 a gallon. even costco had to shut down some of its pumps yesterday. and drivers are getting fed up. sticker shock at gas stations across california. >> gas is killing us. absolutely killing us. >> reporter: at this station thursday, an outrageous $5.69 for a gallon of regular unleaded. and $5.99 for a...
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and the later categories will be announced in los angeles, by christina aguilera. the amas, will be broadcast live here on abc, on november 18th, at 8:00 p.m. that is a modified "pop news." we had to go short because we had good conversation. >> great stuff. >>> hey, sam. >> i'm glad you didn't come to me at first, lara. i was crossing the street. cabs were honking at us. we're live with some showers in times square. we have the umbrellas. we're okay. let's get to the boards. we're going to start with a little bit of cold air. a reinforcing shot. we've had chilly temperatures in the middle of the country. this will stay shallow. it moves to the east. in chicago, you're going to see 40s out of this. wednesday, think 48 degrees. that's your number. this air does not sink to the south. it stays fairly warm. we get a warm-up. look at the numbers going up. dallas 82. 86 in houston by thursday date mark. and here's on the east coast, we have a little cool because it's still cloudy. we're not going to get rid of this the mid-atlantic to the northeast. what we're in right
and the later categories will be announced in los angeles, by christina aguilera. the amas, will be broadcast live here on abc, on november 18th, at 8:00 p.m. that is a modified "pop news." we had to go short because we had good conversation. >> great stuff. >>> hey, sam. >> i'm glad you didn't come to me at first, lara. i was crossing the street. cabs were honking at us. we're live with some showers in times square. we have the umbrellas. we're okay. let's get to...
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. >> reporter: "good morning america," i'm cameron mathison in los angeles. >> "and cloud atlas" opened nationwide on friday. now to sam. >> yeah, we're taking pictures. taking pictures with the crowd. still, the most amazing piece of artwork i've ever seen. show the other side of it. not one side is good enough, both sides. that's fantastic. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on we want to show you. as you head outside your doors, we'll start with fairhope, alaska, beautiful shot -- no, that's alabama. i know sam, our weather producer is actually in alabama. that's one of our favorite drives from mobile up to birmingham. beautiful drive. port angeles, washington. sacramento, portland, medford, all in line to get one to two inches of rain solid. a little elevation on this rain, you'll pull down two to three inches of rain. it's six to 12 inches of snow at higher elevations. duluth a >> for the next couple of days. all that weather is brought to you by jcpenney. oh, amy? >> hi, sam. i can barely hear you, but i think you just threw to me. thank you. the new season of the co
. >> reporter: "good morning america," i'm cameron mathison in los angeles. >> "and cloud atlas" opened nationwide on friday. now to sam. >> yeah, we're taking pictures. taking pictures with the crowd. still, the most amazing piece of artwork i've ever seen. show the other side of it. not one side is good enough, both sides. that's fantastic. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on we want to show you. as you head outside your doors, we'll start...